(Q23577)

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Illuminated Music Fragment
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Extent: 237 x 353 mm; parchment
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Initial P
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This initial begins the Introit for the Third Mass of Christmas Day (Dec. 25), 'Puer natus est nobis ...' (For our sakes, a child is born).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from a gradual. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the Offertory and part of the Communion for the Second Mass of Christmas Day.
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Initial S
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This initial begins the Introit for the feast of the Purification of the Virgin (Feb. 2), 'Suscepimus deus misericordiam tuam in medio temple tui ...' (We have received, O God, your mercy in your temple).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from a gradual. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the Offertory and part of the Communion for a feast preceding the feast of the Purification of the Virgin.
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Lewis E M 44:6A-B are from the same manuscript.
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These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1470.
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Script: Gothic bookhand
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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5 December 2023
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5 December 2023
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